Why do so many women end up in 'bad jobs'? A cross-country assessment for developing countries

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 530-549

  Luci, Angela ^a   Jütting, Johannes ^b   Morrisson, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

developing countries; gender inequality; job quality; social institutions

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; OCCUPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84864627183     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2011.54     Document Type: Article

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